Harness



(N0 Model.)

J- W. REGAN.

HARNESS.

No. 313 A ,529. Patented Mar. 10, 1885.

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UNrr-e 'STATES PATENT JOHN w. REGAN, OF BOSTON, MASSAOHUSETTS.

HARNESS.

i-.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,529, dated March10, 1885.

Application filed December 15, 1884. (No model.) A

To all? whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN W.- REGAN, of Boston, county of Suffolk, Stateof Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Harness, ofwhich thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, isa specification, like letters on the drawings represen'ting like parts.

This invention has for its objectto provide suitable means for lookingthe usual slide-loop employed to confine a loop such as commonly formedin a back-band, back-strap, or checkrein of a harness.

In harnesses of ordinary construction-as, for instance, in thecheck-rein-the strap is looped and secured by a buckle, and twoslideloops have been employed, one confining the straps near the buckleand the other near the opposite end of the loop, which is usuallyprovided with a ring, and it has been difficult to retain the Saidslide-loops in proper position by friction, as the straps having atendency to spread apart cause thesaid loops to slip back, thusrendering the check rein troublesome and unsightly. To remedy this evil,I combine with the usual ring connected with the loop` and to whichother parts of the harness may be attached` or with the buckle, alocking device, shown in this instance as composed of a piece of wirebent to form an eye, and two spring-arms provided at their ends withprojections, said spring-arms being adapted to pass through theslide-loop, and the projections springing over the edgesthereofpreventing the said slide-loop from slipping backward.

Figure l represents in plan view a portion of-a checkrein, part of theloop being broken away, showing my improved locking device in elevation.Fig. 2 shows a form of locking device to be attached to a ring. Fig. 3shows a modified form for attachment to a buckle.

The strap A, of usual construction, bent to form a loop, the buckle Bfor securing the same, ring C, through which the loop passes, andslide-loops D D for confining the loop, are all as usual, so need not beherein described. The strap A is provided with a locking device, a, forretaining the slide-loop D in proper position near the ring. Thislocking device, as herein shown, consists of apiece of wire bent to forman eye,.c, of sufficient size to tit loosely on the ring G, and twospringarms, c2 a2, Athe ends of which are turned ontward, formingprojections a3 ai.

Vhen itis desired to lock the sliding loop D, the spring-arms c a2 arecompressed sufficiently to allow the projections c3 a to enter theslide-loop, which is then passed entirely over the same when thespring-arms are released and the projections engage the end of theslide-loop, thus looking the same in the desired position. To releasethe slide-loop, the reverse of this operation is performed.

When desired to lock a slide-loop-as, for instance, D'-near a buckle,the locking device shown in Fig. 3 may be employed, the eye a. beingadapted to engage the tongue of the buckle B, the said locking devicebeing operated as before described.

By employing a locking device for retaining the slide-loops in positiontheir tendency to slip backward, which frequently happens where frictionis depended upon for holding them in place, is overcome, as the strapshaving a tendency to spread apart soon overcome the friction of theslide-loops and they slip back, rendering the loop both troublesome andunsightly.

The invention is not limited to the precise construction of lockingdevice herein shown,

as it is obvious that various modifications may be devised withoutdeparting therefrom.

I claim- The combination, with a strap provided with a slide loop, ofalocking device having springarms with end projections to pass throughthe loop and engage one edge thereof, Substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this Specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN YV. BEGAN.

Witnesses:

B. J. Noves, J Os. P. LIVERMORE.

